Sam’s Club Human Resources Generalist Resume Sample

Even if you’ve worked at the same company for many years, you want to keep a solid resume on hand in case you want to apply for a new position within the company. Our expert resume writers have looked over this Sam’s Club human resources generalist resume sample and come up with some ways the applicant could have improved it. Use these tips to help you improve your own resume.

Focus on your summary

Your entire resume should be well-written, of course, but your summary should have even more focus because it’s the first bit of information a hiring manager will read about you. A solid summary will be about four lines of text, and will include information about your best skills, most relevant personality traits and the job-related accomplishments you’re most proud of. Remember, even though most of your resume should use bullet points, the summary should use paragraph format. This Sam’s Club human resources generalist resume sample would read better with a bit of rephrasing, including switching to paragraph format.

Don’t omit a skills section

This Sam’s Club human resources generalist resume sample has an excellent section for highlights, but it is missing the skills section, which is one of the most important. List your skills directly after the summary, focusing on specific job-related abilities, such as working with specific types of computers or software programs.

Group accomplishments together

It can be tempting to assume accomplishments would read better if separated into subcategories, but the opposite is true. The separation makes the resume look too spaced out and less professional, such as the case in this Sam’s Club human resources generalist resume sample. WRONG Accomplishments Human Resources

Sponsored Round Table groups for Women in Leadership in Florida Facilities for Development

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Developed controls to impact shrink -Richmond Market 11 points.

RIGHT Accomplishments

Sponsored round tables for Women in Leadership in Florida Facilities

Developed controls to impact shrink

It is also necessary to pay attention to phrasing. Each of these bullets was hard to read. Focus on listing the most important information. You can talk about the specifics, such as the topic of the round tables or how much you impacted shrink, during the interview.

Make your experience count

A solid experience section will list the company name, job title and specific duties. If you held many positions within the same company, list each one separately and include your duties. This Sam’s Club human resources generalist resume sample only mentions Sams Club once, and then lists all positions and dates, but doesn’t include information about specific duties. WRONG Sam’s Club April 2012-May 2013 Club Manager Johnson City, Tennessee May 2011-April 2012 Market Manger, Raleigh, NC RIGHT Sam’s Club – Johnson City, TN Club Manager

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Sam’s Club – Raleigh, NC Market Manager

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Sams Club – Tampa, FL Market Manager

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In cases such as this, you will only need to list your experience as far back as is relevant. This resume could have stopped after the regional personnel manager listing, since the rest were so far in the past and not as relevant to the current job shes applying for.

Education matters

Even though the education section is usually the least important, it should still read professionally. When listing your education, list the specific school, its location and the degree. If you didn’t receive a degree, you can state you took coursework. Never use an abbreviation unless it’s common knowledge. ETSU is not a common abbreviation, so this resume sample should have specified East Tennessee State University. WRONG Education ETSU Business RIGHT Education East Tennessee State University Johnson City, TN [Type of Degree] in Business Use the above tips to create a resume that will help you move up the ranks within your company. Begin by entering your information into QuintCareer’s Resume Builder.

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